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Francis Parkman was an American historian renowned for his in-depth research on the colonial period in North America and the French colonies. His works, such as 'The French and Indian War' and 'The Conquest of Peru by Pizarro,' have had a profound impact on subsequent historical research.

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Famous Francis Parkman Quotes

“If any pale student, glued to his desk, here seek an apology for a way of life whose natural fruits is that pallid and emasculate scholarship of which New England has had too many examples, it will be far better that this sketch had not been written. For the student there is, in its season, no better place than the saddle, and no better companion than the rifle or the oar.”

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Book:Letters of Francis Parkman

Source: Letters of Francis Parkman

“The growth of New England was a result of the aggregate efforts of a busy multitude, each in his narrow circle toiling for himself, to gather competence or wealth. The expansion of New France was the achievement of a gigantic ambition striving to grasp a continent. It was a vain attempt.”

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Book:Pioneers of France in the New World

Source: Pioneers of France in the New World

“Our New England climate is mild and equable compared with that of the Platte.”

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Book:The Oregon Trail: Juvenile History - - American

Source: The Oregon Trail: Juvenile History - - American